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US 8,910,694 B2Granted
Portable modesty guard
OwnerTina L. Kandakaiinventor
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a portable modesty guard apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a portable modesty guard for creating a private space in a public, or other, area. The portable modesty guard provides a unique construction which allows the user to collapse, store and carry the device in a way that allows it to be set-up quickly and packed away in a lightweight, portable unit.
Claims22
A portable modesty guard comprising:
- a casing comprising a base;
- an end panel;
- a first extendable support member, the first extendable support member being operatively coupled to the casing and the end panel;
- a second extendable support member, the second extendable support member being operatively coupled to the casing and the end panel;
- the first extendable support member is attached to the base and is extendable away from the base, and the second extendable support member is attached to the base and are extendable away from the base;
- wherein the first extendable support member comprises a flexing unit disposed between a proximal end and a distal end of the first extendable support member which allows the first extendable support member to extend along two planes, and the second extendable support member comprises a flexing unit disposed between a proximal end and a distal end of the second extendable support member which allows the second extendable support member to extend along two planes;
- a shield, the shield extending between the first and second extendable support members;
- and
- wherein the first extendable support member comprises a plurality of telescoping units, and the second extendable support member comprises a plurality of telescoping units.
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A portable modesty guard comprising:
- a casing;
- an end panel;
- a first extendable support member and a second extendable support member attached to the casing and to the end panel, wherein the first extendable support member and the second extendable support member are extendable away from the casing;
- wherein the first extendable support member comprises a plurality of telescoping units and the second extendable support member comprises a plurality of telescoping units;
- wherein the first extendable support member comprises a flexing unit and the second extendable support member comprises a flexing unit;
- a shield that extends between the first extendable support member and the second extendable support member;
- and
- wherein the casing comprises an inner casing portion and an outer casing portion and are movable relative to one another between a nested position and an extended position.
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A method for using a portable modesty guard comprising:
- extending a first extendable support member comprising a plurality of telescoping units and a second extendable support member comprising a plurality of telescoping units outward from a casing and along an axis to expand the visible surface area of a shield;
- positioning the first extendable support member such that the first extendable support member lies along two different planes, and positioning the second extendable support member such that the second extendable support member lies along two different planes;
- wherein the first extendable support member comprises a flexing unit between a proximal end and a distal end of the first extendable support member, and the second extendable support member comprises a flexing unit between a proximal end and a distal end of a second extendable support member;
- and
- supporting the portable modesty guard by mounting the casing to a surface or bracing the portable modesty guard to a surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.